S. Korean champ nips local stars<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): South Korean basketball league champion KIA
\nMotors warded off a stiff challenge from local stars for a
\nlackluster 66-60 win in a friendly match at the Senayan
\nBasketball Hall on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Even with their height advantage, the South Koreans were
\nforced to stretch in the first half. They managed only a two-
\npoint gap at 36-34 before the break.<\/p>\n
However, the make-shift team combining three of Jakarta's
\nbasketball premier league sides could not match the sharp-
\nshooting South Korean giants in the second 30 minutes. South
\nKorea's national players Han Ki-bum and Kim Yo-tak did a flawless
\nvanguard job, setting up relentless scoring chances below
\nJakarta's ring.<\/p>\n
The Jakarta team, made up of players from Indonesia Muda,
\nPelita Jaya and league leader Asia Pacific, forced a tie at 36-36
\na few seconds after the break. The mighty KIA Motors team then
\nincreased the pressure to leave their local opponents trailing
\nfor the rest of the game.<\/p>\n
Only 100 people turned out to watch the international friendly
\nmatch.<\/p>\n
The South Koreans have made to trip to Indonesia in the wake
\nof their successful league campaign. \"The Indonesian tour is a
\nspecial gift for them,\" a South Korean interpreter, Park Hido,
\nsaid.<\/p>\n
KIA Motors is scheduled to meet the Indonesian team groomed
\nfor the 18th Southeast Asian Games on Saturday. (amd)<\/p>",
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